PRESS KIT YOUSSEF NABIL. ONCE UPON A DREAM 22/03/2020 – 10/01/2021 NEW OPENING DATES: 11/07/2020 – 20/03/2021 PALAZZO GRASSI 1 The exhibition 2 Excerpts from the catalogue 3 List of works 4 The exhibition catalogue 5 Biography of Youssef Nabil 6 Biography of the curators a Jean-Jacques Aillagon b Matthieu Humery PRESS CONTACTS
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[email protected] [email protected] www.claudinecolin.com www.paolamanfredi.com YOUSSEF NABIL. ONCE UPON A DREAM 1 THE EXHIBITION As part of its cycle of monographic shows dedicated to contemporary artists, Palazzo Grassi un- veils the first major survey of Youssef Nabil, multi-faceted Egyptian artist, whose work encom- passes photography, painting, video and installation art. This project, curated by Matthieu Humery and Jean-Jacques Aillagon, gathers together more than 120 works that trace the artist’s whole career. The title, ‘Once upon a Dream’, evokes both the narrative thread of the exhibition and the concept of a dream-like journey as a fantasy escape. Gently nostalgic, the timeless images of Youssef Nabil transport us to a distant reality. These photographs depict the Egypt of legend that is fading while evoking the troubles affecting the Middle East today. The multi-layering of inter- pretations and the interplay of description, symbolism and abstraction make up the richness of Youssef Nabil’s work, which poetically charts his journey as a personal diary.